I didn’t know there were white German Shepherds, and there may not be, only because it may be a separate breed — the White Shepherd http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Shepherd . Cute as it is, the first video causes me anxiety. There are more puppies than there are feeding stations, and that situation always seems Darwinian to me. I could not begin to count them, but there are SO MANY puppies in the later videos that I assume they all survived until they could eat solid food. But I always worry that the runts will go hungry when they are still on milk.

We had a white shepherd in the 70’s (before they were recognized by AKC). She was so beautiful and smart! I would get a lump in my throat just watching her run. That beautiful white coat…the black skin, nose and eyes. I still miss her. She opened doors with ease. Had to lock the freezer with a key; the refrigerator was fair game. She needed a lot of training; she was a little stubborn. Loved watching her play with my daughters’ teeny black cat. Poetry in motion.

Well, yes, but with that many puppies, keeping track of who got a feed, or even being able to tell, with all that squirming, who’s actually feeding and who’s merely trying to — I guess you could weigh them, like a zoo would, and feed anyone who’s underweight by hand. But my real hope is that the mommy dog was patient enough (and made enough milk) that she could just lie there until the bid ones had drunk their fill and left, and the small ones could have a turn. When it comes to feeding babies, there’s no substitute for the real article direct from the tap.